Everyday words
Power
Start with Genesis 31:29, where the Bible uses the word power in a real sentence: “It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 31:29
“It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’”
2. Genesis 49:3
““Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.”
3. Exodus 9:16
“but indeed for this cause I have made you stand: to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth;”
4. Exodus 15:6
“Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.”
5. Exodus 32:11
“Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?”
6. Leviticus 26:19
“I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like brass.”
7. Leviticus 26:37
“They will stumble over one another, as it were before the sword, when no one pursues. You will have no power to stand before your enemies.”
8. Numbers 14:17
“Now please let the power of the Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying,”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 31:29
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Itisinthepowerofmyhandtohurtyou,buttheGodofyourspoketomelastnight,saying,‘Becarefulyoudon’tspeaktoJacobgoodorbad.’